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sailct41 wrote: Halon displaces oxygen. When we used to use it at work we had to evacuate the room and then hit the Halon on the way out. If you were in there they always told us we would die. Might want to think about that. In the Navy we use AFFF and I was amazed how well that foam worked on oil fires. Maybe a firefighting boat builder can help with advice. Scott "Marshall Rice" wrote in message ... In article .com, writes Any thoughts???? Avoid anything that leaves a residue - it's likely to wreck a running engine. -- Marshall Rice (Put the bin out to email me) Here in the states halon is still legal, I beleave it's all recycled, no new manufacturing. And in a small engine space that do not have people in it it's not a problem. As far as the other types with the powder, they will chew up a running engine. I had a fire on an old boat of mine and put it out with a hand held unit. I ran back on the other engine, and by the time we got back (40 miles at 6 knots) the other engine had very little oil pressure. I had more damage to that engine than I did to the one with the fire. With halon I would have had very little damage, but my halon unit was automatic only, and it hadn't gone off yet, and, when you see smoke and flames, you want to put it out as soon as possible rather than sit back and wait and see how the halon unit works (I ripped the hand held extinguisher right off the wall, mounting bracket and all, when I went to grab it). If you go with a halon unit, get it with a manual release as well. |
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